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florican

Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An Indian bustard ( Otis aurita). The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis. [Written also florikan, florikin, florican.]

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florican

alt. Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, ''Houbaropsis bengalensis'' or ''Sypheotides indicus''. n. Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, ''Houbaropsis bengalensis'' or ''Sypheotides indicus''.

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Florican

Florican may refer to birds of the bustard family:

  • Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
  • Lesser florican (Sypheotides indica)

Category:Birds by common name

Usage examples of "florican".

India, too, has three peculiar species, the smaller of which are there known as floricans, and, like some of their African and one of their European cousins, are remarkable for the ornamental plumage they assume at the breeding-season.